San Colombano al Lambro (wine)
Italian white and red wines (also called frizzante ) are produced in the Lombardy region under the name San Colombano al Lambro DOC (or simply San Colombano DOC ) . The wines have had the status of a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1984 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014. Viticulture in San Colombano al Lambro has been documented since 600. In the statutes of the community of August 1, 1374, Bianca von Savoyen , mother of Gian Galeazzo Visconti , described requirements for viticulture and can be regarded as forerunners of modern wine laws.
Cultivation
The area includes the municipalities of the hill area:
- in the metropolitan city of Milan : San Colombano al Lambro
- in the province of Lodi : Graffignana and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano
- in the province of Pavia : Miradolo Terme and Inverno e Monteleone
generation
Two types of wine are produced within this denomination. The composition of the grape varieties is prescribed.
- San Colombano al Lambro Rosso (also as Frizzante): Croatina : 30–50%, Barbera : 25–50% and / or Uva Rara : up to a maximum of 15%. A maximum of 15% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lombardy region may be added (individually or together).
- San Colombano al Lambro Bianco (also called Frizzante): Chardonnay : at least 50% and Pinot nero : at least 10%. A maximum of 15% of other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lombardy region may be added (individually or together).
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
San Colombano al Lambro Rosso
- Color: ruby red in various intensities
- Odor: vinous, characteristic
- Taste: dry or semi-dry , spicy, fresh, young, calm or lively
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 20.0 g / l
San Colombano al Lambro Bianco
- Color: straw yellow - more or less intense
- Smell: delicate, characteristic
- Taste: harmonious, sometimes semi-dry, fresh, young, calm or lively
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 15.0 g / l
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Lombardy on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on July 23, 2017
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
- Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 59 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione (production regulations and description). (PDF) wineacts.it, accessed on July 17, 2020 (Italian, I vini italiani a Dop ea Igp).